King Frost's Wintersday ~ Seasons End [Offical Thread]

The event background and introduction


It all started in the early days of Guild Wars (2005), when Wintersday floated in to the eager and unknowing gamers screens, when players openly marveled at how pretty the ruined Ascalon looked, when a NPC stated "This snow will at least keep the Charr back for a while", when players came together proudly wearing there Yule Caps and simply enjoyed each others company, when players that have become jaded still had simple fun doing things for the first time. That was when i first found the joy that the community could gift me when they reacted to my simple 100 gold give outs, not in-game presents but kind words. Gradually, i started to make more and more friends, all who where like minded in helping the community have fun and remind them that not everyone is out to beat them, and so with this idea in mind i formed many small events to cater for my love of making people happy, especially at holidays. It really hit off When Wintersday 06 arrived, i was ready. I came to Lions arch Europe English 1, i always remember it, a few at first but as the days progressed more and more until i had a district waiting for me each night. It is only a game but on those nights i knew what i wanted to do with a good portion of my time playing Guild Wars, and so Daniel Frozenwind started to change from my main, to a snowman guise and with my virtual character i flourished, a year passed and things went well, each event was surpassing each other, but then came a point where i had to make a choice, it is my belief i have inspired a good number of people to make there own events and expand on what i have tried to do, but everyone needs to start somewhere right? That’s why i have put over 15 months of planning into this one grand event, and then i shall bow out and help the community from the background, helping a budding event maker here, giving tips there and actually playing the game. Frozenwind will have his finest hour this Wintersday for it is a special year for me in real life, and in-game.The theme of this event as always is to bring the community together at Wintersday.There is no business, like snow business.

The People to watch out for.
Envoy Daniel Frozenwind

Brief Lore
by the Teller of Tales
Mouvelian calender - 876 AE - 1076 AE

Year by year, Daniel succumbs more and more to the winter form curse, slowly turning into a facet of ice, such is the legacy of the lady Drakkar and King Jack Lanthorn.It is rumoured he found solace in the lair of the snowmen, where he resigned himself to his icy fate and prayed to the gods one last time.In the faded Dwarven runes from the journal of King Hundar it speaks that Grenth first visited, this barely human man, and bid him welcome into the icy depths of the underworld, where the Ice King awaited him. Clasping his arms (solidifying them to ice) he began to draw his essence into the underworld, if not for the timely arrival of a well placed snowball, Daniel would be no more. Overcome with sheer dumbfounded amazement, he witnessed a certain feminine elf casually say to the lord of death and ice, why your god ship, it seems you have a snowball on your head!

Grenth cursed him for his fathers crimes and for resisting death,thus making him an envoy. It would seem that Frozenwind did not fully come under Grenths power, due to the intervention of the mysterious elf. It is known that every envoy bears the mark of that which killed them, the ice had put Daniel at the brink, but had not killed him, it was then that Dwayna blessed him, he became a Snowman.

Envoys Are shepherds of the souls of the dead, but unlike them, Envoy Frozenwind is a shepard of the holiday spirit. As an envoy will appear to a newly departed soul, Envoy Frozenwind appears when festivities are on the air. His tasks on Wintersday are numerous, but the main ones are to summon the wintersday creatures Elf and Grench alike to Tyria, remind people of what makes Wintersday and try to sway the balance in favour of Dwayna.

Frozenwind has taken up this mantle at wintersday since before the war between Kryta and Ascalon, there are records of his original name in an ancient Ascalon census dating back to the time of the founding of Nolani, suggesting that he was once a Flaming Scepter Mage. The last known residence of this oddity of Ascalonain origin was in a tower in an area known simply as "Wizards Folly"

Quotes:

-Just when you think you know me, the seasons already changing.
-No buisness,like snow buisness
-Why in Grenths beard are you staring at me like that?
-Freezie the snowman?, pah!
-Ill drink anything but Firewater!
-It gives me the chills!
-I used fire once, until the snow put it out.
-Kilroy? more like Frosty!
-To build or not to build, you want a snowman?
- Mad King Thorn told me a joke once..DIE!
- Leave me for a moment, and i will watch you grow old
-Thats a 24 carrot cold!

Candysmith Santa



Said to be the most skilled craftsmen of candy cane weapons and toys, he is but a myth to the common folk. Although those who fight the hardest may yet be visited by the master craftsmen.His job at wintersday is to be the supreme judge of the Snowball fighting(were do you think those shards come from eh?)and to create the Winter-sleigh using the very best magics and power from Balthazar, with this sleigh he is able to transport the candysmiths or "young un's" as he likes to call them to the populated parts of Tyria. This also functions as a carrier to supply the materials for candy canes to be available to the masses. He also has a particular liking to elves.

Quotes:

- Ho!Oh!No!
-Back in the day when i was a..zzzzz
-Here little elf, SIT!
-By Balthazar's Oven!
-Candy Canes away!
- Nice hat..HEY thats where Rudi went!

The Wintersday Elf and Grentchus Magnus
This elusive creature has never been seen before but is said to be the Chief of the Elves,only time will tell if it will turn up this Wintersday.

Unlike The Wintersday Elf Grentchus Magnus is bane to all Dwayna supporters.If you see him cavorting about be sure to bind him to the nearest tree.

The festivals of Past, Present and Future.

Day 1 - Lion's Arch 28TH[International District 1]


Time - 7pm GMT - 1am


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Day 2 - Kamadan, Jewel of Istan 29TH[International District 1]

Time - 7pm GMT - 1am


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Day 3 - Eye of the North 30TH[International District 1 and 2]

Time - 7pm GMT - 1am


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The 12 Days of Wintersday

Bladeadio will be helping the King of the Snowmen this year, with there CJ's (Carol Jockey's)and gifting listners with many rare items and a stash of:
- 250 ecto
- A computer
- Or a FoW set
Jingle Jangle all the way!




The Key Activities
Build a Snowman Scavanger Hunt.






More details soon.

Elf Fest Elves Elves EVERYWHERE, coming out of the presents, out of the portals even out of tonics! Be sure to join this years Elf Festival for seasonal merriment and mass syncs!.


Costume Competition With funding from Bladeradio your sure to get the just reward your costume rightly deserves.Make sure it is winter themed and orginal!


The Abominable Abomination Legendary tales between the Norn speak of a mighty winter beast, there are many variations to what the Abominable Abomination is, maybe a Norn bear to far gone, or a demon from the bottomless hole, only time will tell as brave hero's search and bring in reports of mighty tracks...

The winter restaurant The name gives it away, care to try the best foods from all over Tyria? The restaurant opens up to give everyone a free three course meal on each day (look for the chef with the whe jesters hat on)


In-game Stencil Art Competition http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10342417


Snow Business & March of 1,000 snowmen The Eye of the North fills up with players in a Snowman guise, followed by a heavy seasoning of Snowman Summoners.


Santa's Grotto Candysmith Santa arrives at the Snowball Arena[International 1] to share many presents with those that have come for a visit to the sacred arena.


Lord's Favour Impress the hosts of the event with kind deeds, words or team work to earn yourself a Lord Glacius Staff (signed upon request) 50 have been gathered, by the North Tyrian Guild [NdoW]

The Grand Battle of Seasons End

At the end of the event there is hopefully going to be two huge battle lines, the Dwayna side defending, with elves,Snowmen and Yeti's, while the grenth side will consist of Grench's, candycorns and Phantasmal Wardens.When the order is given the sides will clash and in doing so be recorded by a film maker.

The Activities
More details soon





Frozenwind Need's you!-Do you wish the community to be a happy place this Wintersday?

-Something you don't want could make someone else very happy!

-Donate if you wish, but donate your community spirit this Wintersday!

-To the many donators we have already had the pleasure of meeting THANK YOU.

How to get in contact & player feedback.

It's always welcome, in fact it helps us to make your event more enjoyable, have any questions,ideas:

PM Daniel Frozenwind. In-game.

PM BladeWind on Guildwarsguru.com

External Links
http://www.Frozenwind.webs.com

http://www.Bladeradio.com

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/King_..._~_Seasons_End

Event STAFF ROSTER

Event Host and King of the Snowmen
Daniel Frozenwind

Event Rival Leaders

Grentchus Magnus
Mad Queen Malafide
Zilken Zatin

Blade Radio Co-staff

Dj Tesla
Dj Quiedo
Dj Kelli

Master Chef

Fire Reignz

Registered Event Gift Givers

Toffin The Dwarf
Monk of Kindness (in spirit)
Konig Des Todes
Katherine

Event filming

Pantsma and crew


Event Photographers

All of you.

Gamble master

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Herald's

Unlimited openings






Wish me luck

I have alot of things i could say, but i think i will just keep it simple. Come join us and Merry Wintersday!

Kindest wishes,

Envoy Daniel Frozenwind, King of The Snowmen.

I hate christmas but the page image on wiki caught me hook line and sinker :P Will definately be there

And hi btw

I hate christmas too (only because it has become a marketing device and less about the holiday itself and more about gifts). But I love wintersday.

You know you can get me as a staff member Daniel.

Of course, we already talked in game about that.

Great work here forzenwind. If you need me, ill be free right after my event on 19th. Good luck!

*blink*

Hai!
It's gonna be a grrrreeeaat event.

Sorry for the wait, but i was waiting for the Wintersday news on GuildWars.com

The Grand event's details will soon be live, just wait a few hours



All the Best

~ K.F.W.S.E Staff.

Congrats on the good news! This Wintersday will be outstanding!

With Daniels event, of course it will!

-cough- It's the 14th, where's the thread going live?

And @ Starr and Freebies: I don't see a way that Wintersday can get better for Daniel, you should have talked to him when the EN wintersday info was released.

I was fearful he was so happy he lost it for real and wouldn't be able to do his event.

And heck yes his event will be good!

lol, I did. I've never seen a snowman move like that before!

Perhaps with the new tonics and other things, it is time our envoy had a nemesis.

A nemesis, ehh? Good thinking

A nemesis... I have a thought on that due to talking with Daniel earlier... But I won't say anything in the small chance he does have plans for that.

So Frozenwind, if you need me, just call.

EVERYONE LOOK TO THE FIRST POST!

I think you will be able to understand why it has taken so long to go live

Enjoy reading it all, there are a few staff positions left available

Regards

~K.F.W.S.E Staff

I am Daniel's nemesis... Oh, and event looks to be shaping up really nicely. Has my big stamp of approval.

I dont understand the staff stuff. What positions are left?

Gambling Masters seems to be all that's left i.e., those who host the RPS and trivia

Yay! Im a gamble Master! Thanks Daniel!

And the Snowman Smiled, with manic glee,
For a crowd of party goers had turned up to see,
The Undead Snowman King, aged though he be,
Returns for one last show, just you see!


TIMES ARE AS FOLLOWS


28th Lions arch 7pm GMT start

29th Kamadan 7pm GMT start

30th EOTN 7pm GMT start


Cant wait!

~Daniel Frozenwind

Best of luck Daniel. If everything listed above happens, im sure you will please tons of people.

Great first day guys!!!!!!!! See you tomorrow and I loved the tons of elves and Zkey emoting that was fun

Pre-Day=Fun (although wasn't linked to the event, there was fun in LA id1 for a bit yesterday)
Day 1=Epic

Got good footage -of course, too lazy to take footage AND pictures >.>-

Now then, to sort out usable and possibly usable footage from the crap I recorded. I hope Day 2 and 3 are just as epic

The Queen is enjoying this Wintersday event very much. Especially last night when Gaile Gray dropped by and brought us a special gift. Words cannot express my gratitude. Thanks Daniel for making all of this possible. And thanks to the community for your support.

To all a fabulous Wintersday, and may Grenth win.... I mean... ehm... *cough*... a happy newyear, Yes, that's it, a happy newyear!

Frozenwind-Sorry i disappeared. I had to try and fix my router after it crashed. Its still in pieces, so it looks like i might not be able to come tonight. Hope you found another gamble master yesterday.

It sure looked like fun yesterday, although I had too much lag to really do or say anything I'll probably drop by a little longer tonight, and then it's on my own pc so I can actually participate in the festivities

Congratulations Daniel, the second day was amazing! Nive of Gaile to pop by again and show us the frog. The restaurant went well, that meal was pretty good. As for your helm, im sure it went to someone worthy. This is definetely your best event yet, but i cant wait till the finale tonight!

Sadly, I had to go mid-event (just after the costume contest) so I missed the feast. Gaile stole the show (again), wonder if she plans on doing that today.

Awe I missed the feast too Konig - still having issues getting my new computer set up (thing it's a power supply issue and the motherboard demands more of it lolz) and then ofc my crappy back up comp is having mouse issues! Ahhh computers, when they are good they are great, when they are bad...man are they annoying! :P Anyways I hope to steal my hubby's computer for a bit to at least attend, I will ask for my fellow vid makers to help out with filming again DF and Malafide...sorry that I'm having so many comp issues myself that I cannot do it...I did touch base with Pantsama and passed the word on of todays events...I am hoping he can make it to get alot of footage from todays special finale. Keep up the great job guys! Fun as always!
<3 Kit

Im having issues with my computer too. Its playing up as i type this minutes before the event, so i might have to miss a bit of the start. Sorry guys, the gamble tables are gonna have to wait until i fix this darn computer!

Awesome fun! Thanks for the shout out! (just when I thought it was safe to get up and go to my other machine ) Pay no attention to the afk dervish.

Took lots of screenshots and some video, I hope they turned out as awesome as it looked in the Eye today.

Absolutely the very best event, Daniel! I'm honored to have a 'signed' glacial staff from the King of Wintersday! Looking forward to pictures and movies.

Yep a fantastic event - a big thanks for the fun and congrats to Frozenwind for organising it. Managed to take quite a few screens of the action aswell

What an amazing event great job. I really enjoyed myself. Can't wait to see the movies and screenshots.

2.30 AM

Ill leave more when im awake.


Thank you so much.

Pictures and vids will be up soon.


Regards

~A very sleepy and de-commisioned Snowman King.


Daniel

Ho ho ho! So sorry I had to leave early today, we had to get to the theater or we'd miss the movie, and it's 20-30 minutes away. But I still had fun! Can't wait to see the pics and vids!

The events were spectacular, and Daniel is truly the new Mr. Community. Brava! Brava! Well put together, well maintained, and superb. A big thanks to the community for pulling together and celebrating the holiday season together. These events only work if you back them, both with items and spirit.

Brava community!

Thanks for all the kind words all, and thanks to Gaile for dropping by, and posponing a meeting just to attend. Now that's dedication. I can't wait to see the videos and screenshots.

Daniel, go take a very long nap. You've deserved it. Oh and thanks for signing my staff.

The Queen will go and take a long beauty sleep as well, although the images of riverdancing elves still haunt me, even when I'm wide awake!

Daniel Frozenwind, you have "retired" in style! Great event! Looking forward to see some of the pics people put up.

Daniel / Malafide~ I had a blast for the time that I could be there! I did get "some" footage and know that my fellow GWVMr's and Tidus got lots of clips too - thank you so much for all you have done for the community and sending Tidus home with some goodies for me from the party <<<333 I very much appreciated it

Hope to see u ingame and this time to help u pursue the titles/things u have wanted to do so long for yourself!

<3 Kit